From exposing political scandals at the highest level of the provincial government to alerting the public that a serial killer was on the loose, there was one voice that always seemed to be the first to break the story.

Surrey91裸聊视频檚 George Garrett has published a 285-page memoir 91裸聊视频� George Garrett Intrepid Reporter 91裸聊视频� that takes readers through his upbringing on a Saskatchewan farm to his time as one of B.C.91裸聊视频檚 most respected reporters.

The book goes behind the headlines he produced in his 43-year career in radio, mostly for CKNW, and is accompanied by harrowing, and occasionally humiliating, stories that happened along the way.

If something with provincial significance happened in British Columbia from 1956 to 1999, Garrett likely had a front-row seat.

Crafting the book almost entirely from memory, Garrett writes about his sometimes peculiar way of getting a story, such as the time he became a tow-truck driver in order to expose a forgery scheme. Another time, he posed as a security official to gain access to the area where securities were kept at the Vancouver Post Office. And another time, he impersonated the friend of a hostage in a prison riot by offering her a gift of flowers when she was taken to hospital.

In an interview with Peace Arch News Wednesday, Garrett said there91裸聊视频檚 one story, that when reflected upon, makes him smile.

91裸聊视频淪ome of them, you91裸聊视频檙e glad that you had the story, but there91裸聊视频檚 an impact on people as well,91裸聊视频� he said.

Garrett spent a month riding along with the Vancouver Police Department, 91裸聊视频渨hich is unusual,91裸聊视频� and always had his tape recorder ready to roll.

During one outing, Garrett and an officer were dispatched to a multi-vehicle collision that involved an impaired driver. On arrival, Garrett quickly recognized the suspect, Supreme Court Justice Davie Fulton.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 standing between Judge Fulton and the police as they91裸聊视频檙e saying they91裸聊视频檙e going to impose a 24-hour suspension and his vehicle will be impounded,91裸聊视频� Garrett said.

91裸聊视频淔ulton said, 91裸聊视频榁ery well, if you do this to me, I shall not be a judge anymore.91裸聊视频�

Garrett said the officers began assisting Fulton into their cruiser, and Fulton, Garrett said, told the officers to 91裸聊视频済o to hell.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淭he headline in the paper was: 91裸聊视频楪o to hell,91裸聊视频� judge told cops,91裸聊视频� Garrett laughed.

Another memorable tale, but less humorous, was the night he was assaulted while covering the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles in 1992. Garrett said he was approached by a group of men who demanded his car keys.

91裸聊视频淚 said, 91裸聊视频榊ou don91裸聊视频檛 want to bother with an old guy.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 from Canada.91裸聊视频� They said, 91裸聊视频業t doesn91裸聊视频檛 matter, you91裸聊视频檙e white,91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� Garrett said.

One of the men struck Garrett, breaking his upper jaw, causing him to bleed profusely. An onlooker stepped in and drove him to the hospital.

91裸聊视频淚 was lucky to get out of there alive.91裸聊视频�

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Those who were familiar with Garrett91裸聊视频檚 body of work, particularly those in law enforcement, knew of his profound respect for, and working relationship with, police officers.

Although he reported on the numerous misdeeds of officers in his four decades of work, he has always kept a certain admiration for the men and women in blue.

91裸聊视频淚f I did a story about a bad cop, I never had a problem because the good cops didn91裸聊视频檛 want them around,91裸聊视频� Garrett said, adding that he built trust with officers by not disclosing information that could hamper an investigation.

An example, Garrett said, was when he was covering the crimes and conviction of Clifford Olson.

Olson confessed to killing 11 children and young adults between the ages of nine and 18 in the early 1980s.

It was Garrett who first publicly described the string of similar murders, before Olson91裸聊视频檚 capture, as the work of a serial killer.

91裸聊视频淚 was the first guy to say that it could be a serial killer. I did that with approval of my boss, Warren Barker. But I knew that it would frighten the community, but at the same time, Warren and I agreed that the community should be made aware that there is a serial killer likely at work,91裸聊视频� said Garrett, whose book includes a chapter titled The Monster, Clifford Olson.

91裸聊视频淲e ran it, and it caused the national media to become interested and the RCMP were forced to hold news conferences every day.91裸聊视频�

After Olson91裸聊视频檚 capture, Garrett learned through one of his many trusted sources that the RCMP agreed to pay Olson $10,000 for each location of the hidden bodies.

91裸聊视频淚 didn91裸聊视频檛 put it on the air though,91裸聊视频� Garrett said, adding that he phoned crown prosecutor John Hall at home to confirm the information.

91裸聊视频淚 said 91裸聊视频楯ohn, I don91裸聊视频檛 want to bother you at home but this is important. I heard there91裸聊视频檚 $10,000 per body offered to Olson,91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� Garrett recounted.

91裸聊视频淎ll he said was 91裸聊视频楪eorge, I think I91裸聊视频檇 put that on the back-burner for now.91裸聊视频�

Garrett agreed not to run with the information.

91裸聊视频淭he day Olson pleaded guilty, John Hall walked by my seat in the court house and said, 91裸聊视频榊ou can take that matter off the back-burner now.91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�

Olson91裸聊视频檚 wife ultimately received $100,000 after he co-operated with police, the 11th body being what Olson referred to as a 91裸聊视频渇reebie.91裸聊视频�

Although Garrett91裸聊视频檚 memoir recounts his steps as a journalist, he also delves into the personal details of his life. He shares the heartbreaking loss of his son in a canoeing accident, and his wife91裸聊视频檚 devastating Alzheimer91裸聊视频檚 diagnosis.

The author91裸聊视频檚 proceeds from the book are to be dedicated to a cause close to Garrett 91裸聊视频� the

Garrett will be doing readings and signings of his book at Black Bond Books in the Semiahmoo Shopping Centre March 9 at 1:30 p.m., and at Haney Place Mall in Maple Ridge March 16 at 1:30 p.m.

His book George Garrett Intrepid Reporter, published by Harbour Publishing, is available